Module 2: Cloud Computing

Module 2-Blog

Cloud computing
Enhances: ability to access and share data anywhere
Obsoletes: flashdrive
Retrieves: network computer terminals
Reverses: robots with increased human thinking capabilities

 McLuhan’s tetrad focuses on four things displayed in a quadrant that new technology goes through.  One focuses on what the technology makes possible, what it obsoletes, what it retrieves from the past, and what it sets the stage for in the future (Laureate, Inc, 2009).  According to McLuhan (2009), every new medium does all four things simultaneously.  Cloud computing has emerged in the field of technology by allowing users anytime and anywhere access to data.  This technology also provides sharing capabilities without the use of a flashdrive or memory stick.  Cloud computing has gained increase popularity and use with only minor drawbacks or concerns.  One of the biggest concerns I have had a new user is the issue of security.  I have also wondered if information can be lost or unable to be retrieved.  Aside from this, I do believe that cloud computing is here to stay.

 

References

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2009). McLuhan’s tetrad [Video]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

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